We wouldn’t be us says Auntie History
Without the old stories
Of trickery
“Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba”
Or the old Finn tale
“Let’s Pretend We’re Eating”
Anansi the Spider
Weaving webs
Sit down over here
And drink water
She says to passersby
It’s just a cup of water
Planet of the Blind 